Saudis Halt Oil Shipments Through Waterway After Yemen Rebel Attack

SAUDI ARABIA - A Saudi warship is seen during ÒGulf Shield 1Ó exercise by members of Royal Saudi Navy, east of Saudi Arabia, October 9, 2016

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Saudis Halt Oil Shipments Through Waterway After Yemen Rebel Attack

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Riyadh, July 25, 2018 (AFP)

Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted all oil shipments through a key waterway after Yemen's Iran-aligned Huthi rebels attacked two crude vessels, officials said on Wednesday.

"All oil shipments through Bab al-Mandab Strait have been suspended temporarily until... maritime transit through the area is safe," Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said in a statement released by state media.

Two oil tankers operated by the Saudi shipping group Bahri, each with a two million barrels capacity, were attacked by Huthi rebels in the Red Sea, state giant Aramco said in a statement.